Davinson Sánchez
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1996 (27 years old)
Birth Place
Caloto, ColombiaPosition
Centre-Back
Status
Active
Ethnicity
Team Number
6
Height
187 cm
Weight
179 lb
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Kit
Nike Tiempo Legend VII
Side
Right
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Market Value
£8.1m
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Sport
SoccerTeam
Galatasaray
2nd Team
League
Turkish Super Lig
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Davinson Sánchez Mina (born 12 June 1996) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Süper Lig club Galatasaray and the Colombia national team.
Despite initially coming through América de Cali's youth academy, Sánchez relocated to Medellín and made his professional debut for Atlético Nacional in 2013; collectively, he acheieved four domestic league titles, two Copa Colombia's, a Superliga Colombiana, and a Copa Libertadores during his time with Nacional. Sánchez made the leap to European football in 2016, joining Eredivisie side AFC Ajax. In his first season with the club, he won the Ajax Player of the Year Award and reached the 2017 UEFA Europa League Final. Sánchez became Tottenham Hotspur's club-record signing in 2017, costing them around £42 million, a record that was topped by Tanguy Ndombélé who signed for Spurs in 2019.
At youth level, Sánchez represented Colombia at the 2013 South American U-17 Championship and was part of the Colombia squads that participated at the 2015 South American U-20 Championship and the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, respectively. He made his senior debut for Colombia in 2016 and has represented the nation at two editions of the Copa América, and the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Colombia manager José Pékerman called up Sánchez for a training squad with the senior Colombia squad in February 2016. On 26 August 2022, he was named in Colombia's squad for the 2018 World Cup qualifiers against Venezuela and Brazil. On 19 November, Sánchez made his debut against Argentina.
In May 2018, he was named in Colombia's preliminary 35-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. In June 2018, he was named in Colombia's final 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. He played in all three group matches and their round of 16 match against England.
In June 2019, he started in three of the four games at the 2019 Copa América, helped the team keep a clean sheet and beat Argentina for the first time in 12 years. The team however lost in the quarter-final against Chile after a penalty shoot-out.
On 10 June 2021, Sánchez was included in Reinaldo Rueda's 23-man squad for the 2021 Copa América in Brazil. He featured in all of Colombia's matches as the team secured bronze after defeating Peru 3–2 for the third-place playoff.
On 19 November 2022, Sánchez scored his first international goal in a 2–0 friendly win against Paraguay.
Season Stats
8 appearances in the current 2023-2024 Season
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2017-2023 |
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2023-2027 |
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